Separated shoulder (Acromioclavicular joint)

[fossyant]

Not done any long rides myself yet on my injury - although 36 miles with rucksack on commuting and business miles made it ache somewhat last week. Physio want's me to see a specialist as the pain is going, but the clunks are there.

Checked it out with my solicitor as she is speaking to the third party's insurers to see if they will allow it privately (not yet admitted liability) - but off to see the doc on monday to see what's a realistic time before I could get a NHS appointment. I just want to see what's wrong, as one of the tendons certainly catches something.....

 

[GazMac]

My shoulder makes some strange sounds but the physio has got good range of motion from it and is optomistic it should get back to almost normal, if not the specialist may consider a " modified weaver dunn procedure " . Physio said to keep off the bike for a while and also showed me this http://www.shoulderdoc.co.uk/ which might be usefull to you fossyant as its in manchester.

 

[Renard]

Mine is permanently ****ed in that the tendons have snapped completely (grade 4). It gives me pain but I have the full range of movement. No amount of physio has made any difference. I have been offered an op which involves taking a tendon from my leg and hooking it over the collar bone to pull the whole thing up but I am reluctant to try it incase my leg ends up ****ed as well. Likewise if anyone has any experience I would love to know?

 

[benborp]

Can you ask if an artificial ligament can be used? I have one doing the job at the moment, the only reservation I have is that the surgeon said it would be good for somewhere between two and twenty years.

 

[cheadle hulme]

My shoulder makes some strange sounds but the physio has got good range of motion from it and is optomistic it should get back to almost normal, if not the specialist may consider a " modified weaver dunn procedure " . Physio said to keep off the bike for a while and also showed me this http://www.shoulderdoc.co.uk/ which might be usefull to you fossyant as its in manchester.

Good site that Gaz, cheers

 

[fossyant]

Progress report.... 90 or so mins on the bike - mainly flat...shoulder has been aching for the last 24 hours.... great !

Off to docs tomorrow to see about referral, and back to physio tomorrow PM - so far I've only done upto an hour on the bike, including hilly rides - so I think 90 mins is a bit much at the moment (and mine is a minor injury)

 

[fossyant]

I will say this stuff affects day to day life.....even a minor one like mine....

I can't swim with the kids as it's uncomfortable to say the least (crunch clunk), I can't go lifting any weights, dig the garden etc..... and today I had to get a 73lb box into the car from Ikea.... flipping great (wife says I'll take you as I can't lift it....) - yeh I can carry it - but what damage is it going to do - so far it's in the car boot - I'll remove it bit by bit when I need to build it.... (chest of drawers) - and the wife has some plans for the wardrobe.....flippin great !

 

[Tynan]

bloody hell you lot, you've made me feel a whole lot better about mine!

sympathies and best wishes to all of you

 

[fossyant]

Shoulder's been a bit better over the last week, still clicks and clunks, but I've got the NHS Specialist booked for early April - that'll be 5 weeks from asking for the referral - not bad - still no news from the solicitor about an independent assessment.

 

[craigwend]

went to see specialist today...

operation in the next twelve weeks... (repair or re-attach tendon)

sling for 6 weeks post op! - argh just when I thought I could escape the turbo!

hopefully sort things out long term

 

[fossyant]

Good luck !!

 

[Hugo15]

I dislocated my shoulder playing rugby. Did is another 4 times over the next 5 years, twice while sleeping!! Finally went to see a specialist and he nailed it back together with a couple of bits of titanium. Best thing I ever did, should have got it operated on much sooner than I did. Was on the turbo within a couple of weeks and back out on the road after about 12 weeks.